This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Venice's island of the dead.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.